A collection of art pieces from UNC senior Dacia Perez-Medina's undergraduate career, ‘Tender Decay’ opened on Nov. 10 and will be on display until Dec. 6. The exhibition is a multimedia production utilizing tactile mediums like fabric, prints and thread is featured in the SAMple Gallery on the second floor of Hanes Art Center.
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A collection of art pieces from UNC senior Dacia Perez-Medina's undergraduate career, ‘Tender Decay’ opened on Nov. 10 and will be on display until Dec. 6. The exhibition is a multimedia production utilizing tactile mediums like fabric, prints and thread is featured in the SAMple Gallery on the second floor of Hanes Art Center.
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In its Monday meeting, the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward welcomed Danielle Hiraldo, the director of the American Indian Center, as its newest member. The Commission also provided updates on Barbee Cemetery and the Unsung Founders Memorial, two ongoing projects.
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Florence Dore — a tenured professor in the UNC English and Comparative Literature departure — has written three books, produced two rock 'n' roll albums and also teaches classical literature to college students.
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Following the Supreme Court of the United States' leak of the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade last May, members of the UNC Employee Forum started working on Proclamation 22-01 to address the situation. The proclamation advocates for employees that could be affected by abortion legislation changes, but members of the forum say that the University did not include this within The Well's typical meeting coverage.
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Housekeepers employed by the University have been advocating for higher wages since early in the semester. Here's an update on their progress so far.
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Lead has been detected in at least one fixture of 61 buildings on UNC’s campus, as of data released November 15. Avery Residence Hall and the building that houses Campus Health join 18 other buildings in having at least one fixture that tested above the Environmental Protection Agency’s threshold of 15 parts per billion (ppb), requiring water systems to take remedial action.
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Since the club’s founding, SolarEquity has grown to around 20 to 25 active members and now comprises four main committees. One of the main motivations for the club is climate change’s disproportionate effect on low-income communities.
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The Campus Y has been a home for student activists at UNC since the 1860s. Today, approximately 30 student-run committees dedicated to various aspects of social justice operate out of the Y. Current Co-presidents Laura Saavedro Forero and Megan Murphy have emphasized campus accessibility, support of local workers and student-led mutual aid. "I think people feel more so like humans and individuals and friends, before feeling like organizers and activists and all of that, which was definitely a goal of ours," Saavedra Forero said.
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The Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to pass an amendment to the university naming policy and recognized the success of both Campaign for Carolina and the Tar Heel Bus Tour.
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Throughout November, campus organizations are celebrating American Indian Heritage Month. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Carolina Indian Circle will host their annual Culture Show in the Student Union’s Great Hall. “We celebrate being Indigenous people every day, but the month of November gives us an opportunity to celebrate with others,” Zianne Richardson, president of the Carolina Indian Circle and a member of the Haliwa Saponi Tribe, said.
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UNC's Kasama is a club dedicated to fostering community and connecting Filipino-identifying students at the University. In recent years, the group has grown to have about 45 students and hosts one social and one cultural event each month.
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UNC senior Landry Kuehn and N.C. State graduate student Joseph Lannan are still pursuing a lawsuit against their respective schools for unused fees for facilities and resources during the fall 2020 pandemic semester.
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UNC tuition for out-of state undergraduate students will increase by five percent beginning next fall, the UNC Board of Trustees’ Budget, Finance and Infrastructure Committee decided on Wednesday.
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The Workers Union and the UNC housekeepers met today outside of the Carolina Inn during the Board of Trustees meeting to demand better pay from the University.
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Following the Oct. 22 sexual assault of a UNC student inside of Carmichael Residence Hall, the mother of the victim has partnered with other UNC parents to express dorm safety concerns to the University.
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The UNC School of Medicine was recently selected as a Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this capacity, UNC Hospitals will have one of 13 centers across the country equipped to treat new, dangerous and highly transmissible pathogens like ebola and monkeypox.
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Sylvia X. Allen was not only the first Black woman to graduate from the UNC School of Law, but also a prosecutor, an assistant attorney general, a community leader and a mother of eight children. Daughters Elizabeth and S. Kathryn Allen said the impact of the final portrait was intense and breathtaking.
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During quarantine, many UNC students remember spending hours scrolling through their TikTok "For You" pages, discovering new trends from whipped coffee recipes to dances to Doja Cat’s song “Say So”. Some UNC students became successful TikTok creators.
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As Dean Beth Mayer-Davis passes the two-month mark of leading UNC’s Graduate School, University Senior Writer Madi Kirkman sat down with her to discuss the first nine weeks and plans for the future; they cover UNC's discontinued GRE testing requirement, grad-student diversity, and more.
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The UNC Faculty Council met Friday to discuss a new health research center, graduate student stipends, changes between online learning systems and affirmative action.
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